The Morgridge College of Education at the University of Denver offers graduate and doctoral degrees in the fields of . It is named after the Morgridge Family Foundation, led by Carrie Morgridge, that donated $10 million to the College. The Morgridge College of Education is located on the University of Denver's main campus in Denver's University Hill neighborhood. The school currently educates more than 850 students with 57 full-time faculty, 48% who are tenured/tenure-track and 35% who are tenured. It is also home to two clinics open to the public for Educational assessment and Counseling services, two model schools on the University of Denver campus, and three research institutes; , the Center for Rural School Health & Education, and the Positive Early Learning Center. Graduate programs in MCE are accredited by many governing bodies, including National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education and American Psychological Association, among others.
History
The College of Education dates back to the 1890s with teacher education as the first focus. The first teacher education certificates were offered in 1898 to professional men and woman. Teacher preparation and Educational Leadership remains a staple of the College of Education today. Throughout the early 20th century the education program continued to grow with the first master's degree offered in 1901 and the first doctorate in 1935. The School of Education was organized in 1945 and became a college of the University of Denver in the mid-1980s. The College of Education offers many graduate certificate, masters and doctoral level degrees. adding an Educational Specialist degree in School Psychology in the mid-1990s. The College continued to expand, acquiring the Library and Information Management program in 2000 and offering a Master of Library and Information Science In 2008, the College of Education became one of the few named colleges of education in the country, becoming the Morgridge College of education after the Morgridge Family. The Morgridge College of Education received a new home in 2011 at the corner of Evan St. and High St. on the west side of the University of Denver campus. The new building houses state of the art technology to allow students to get the most out of their time at MCE. Some technologies include, SmartBoard or Promethean Boards in all classrooms, collaborative work stations throughout the building, a centralized control room and Crestron control panels in all classroom and boardrooms to aid in the use of all technologies.
Programs
The Morgridge College of Education focuses on training graduate students, for master's, graduate and doctoral degrees, in a number of different areas. Morgridge College of Education also offers an online Master of Library and Information Science degree program. The College offers a number of specialized certificates to enhance a number of our degrees. It also offers a dual-degree program in teaching. Students begin as undergraduates at the University of Denver and apply to the College of Education as juniors. During students senior year they will begin taking masters level courses and graduate with their bachelor's degree at the end of their senior year. Students will complete masters coursework and requirements during the year following their bachelors graduation. Upon completion of the Dual-Degree, students will be licensed teachers and hold a master's degree. The Morgridge College of Education offers over 10 Million in financial aid to its students each year. Aid is offered through a variety of avenues and individual programs may have additional funds for their students. In addition, the University of Denver has need-based aid available for students who qualify through the FAFSA form.
Online Programs
Online Master of Library and Information Science Program
Morgridge College of Education also offers an ALA-accredited online Master of Library and Information Science program from The University of Denver. The curriculum combines courses in technology, leadership training and curriculum development, with a focus on 21st-century informational science and data management skills, improving the connections between information, people and ideas. The program includes 58 credit hours and includes an optional immersion experience that provides in-person learning opportunities for students with classmates and professors. To complete the program, all students choose between two culminating experiences: either a capstone research project or an internship at a location near their communities.
